new models early summer 2023

Summer is just beginning, many of us have a vacation period, which means we can do some DIY projects. Actually, this does not interfere with the work. Single board PC manufacturers have released several interesting models that can be useful for solving many tasks – from amateur to professional. The most interesting single-payers of the beginning of this summer are under the cut.

Banana Pi BPI-W3

And this is a single-payer, which is imprisoned for the performance of network functions. Inside is a Rockchip RK3588 chip, 8GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal eMMC storage. Single-pay is designed to create network devices. It has two gigabit Ethernet ports and three HDMI ports. One is an entrance and two exits.

As for the processor, it has four ARM Cortex-A76 cores, four ARM Cortex-A55 cores and Mali-G610 MP4 graphics. There is also a neuromodule with 6 TOPS. The same processor is installed in Orange Pi 5, Pine64 QuartzPro64 and Firefly ROC-RK3588S-PC.

Unfortunately, the manufacturer has not yet announced prices and a release date, but the specifications are already on the site, so the device will soon be on sale. The size of the board is 148 mm x 101 mm, there is, by the way, a connector for a hard drive or SSD. The single-payer supports Android, Linux and OpenWrt.

The board was first introduced last year, but now it is on sale, with minor changes. Its cost is $162, it is sold on Aliexpress.

UP Squared i12

AAEON, which belongs to ASUS, introduced a single-board computer
U.P. Squared i12. According to the developers, this is the world’s smallest single-board computer based on the 12th generation Intel Core processor of the Alder Lake family. Board dimensions – 85.6 × 90 mm, weight – 270 g.

Several versions are presented at once, with different processors:

Intel Core i7-1270PE (28W)

Intel Core i5-1250PE (28W)

Intel Core i3-1220PE (28W)

Intel Celeron 7305E (15W)

List of ports and connectors:

1 x HDMI 1.4b

1 x Display Port 1.2

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt Mode)

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A

2 x Gigabit Ethernet (RTL8111H)

There is also a MIPI-CSI connector for the camera and TPM 2.0.

The device can work with three 4K screens at the same time. The company positions the board as a product for retail, healthcare, and robotics. But, of course, no one forbids using the board for other purposes. For example, for solutions in the computer vision industry, thanks to the support of the MIPI-CSI camera.

Nothing is known about the cost yet. But, for example, the UP Xtreme i12 board costs about $399. It can be assumed that this system will go on sale at a price of $300-350.

Banana Pi BPI-Centi-S3

Banana Pi has released a new mini-board BPI-Centi-S3, which is aimed at developers involved in IoT solutions. The cost of the board is very small – only $15. The board is based on the Espressif Systems ESP32-S3 Tensilica LX7 @ chip. Memory – 8MB SPI flash.

The board supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11b/g/n; 2.4GHz) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0 with long range. As for the display, it is a 1.9″ screen with a resolution of 320 × 170 pixels (ST7789V3 8-bit 8080 controller). It is possible to adapt the angle of rotation.

There is also a 4-pin header (2x GPIOs; 3.3V; GND), a 6-pin header (4x GPIOs; 3.3V; GND) and a 6-pin header (3x GPIOs; 3.3V; GND; reset). What’s more, GPIO supports I2C, SPI, PWM, UART, RMT, I2S, SD. Well, the board receives power either via USB Type-C (3.3–5 V) or from a rechargeable battery.

Firefly AIO-3588MQ

And this board is based on the RK3588M chip, which is developed by Rickchip for automotive systems. The board itself is multifunctional, designed for on-board equipment. But it can also be used for other tasks.

As for the automotive field, it can provide digital dashboard, media system, rearview mirror, headrest monitors, ADAS and other systems. 16 cameras and 6 Full HD displays can be connected at the same time.

As for the processor, it has eight cores – four Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 each with a clock speed of up to 2.1 and 1.7 GHz, respectively. Graphics – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.2 and Vulkan 1.1. There is an AI module, 6 Tops. The system can decode 8Kp60 H.265/VP9/AVS2, 8Kp30 H.264 AVC/MVC, 4Kp60 AV1 and 1080p60 MPEG-2/-1/VC-1/VP8 video.

The model is available in different configurations, with 8, 16 or 32 GB of LPDDR4 / LPDDR4x / LPDDR5 memory and a M.2 SATA-3 2242 drive. There is also a slot for memory cards, two 1GbE network ports, Wi-Fi 6 adapters (802.11a /b/g/n/ac/ax) and Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE/5G modem (optional).

The list of ports and connectors includes D-Sub, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 (via USB Type-C), an additional HDMI input, four USB 3.1 Gen1 ports, RJ-45 connectors for network cables, as well as 3.5 mm audio jacks and SIM card slot. The developer also writes the CAN bus, as well as the GPIO, ADC, SPI, I2C, LED, REV, PWR, RST interfaces.

Board dimensions 146 × 102 × 37.5 mm, weight – 200 g.

AIE110-XNX

And this is a system for developers who develop AI solutions. The base is a hardware platform from NVIDIA, Ubuntu 18.04 and later versions can be used as the OS.

The Jetson Xavier NX module includes a 6-core NVIDIA Carmel processor as well as a Volta architecture GPU with 384 CUDA cores and 48 Tensor Cores. Plus, there are two NVDLA accelerators. Performance with AI operations – 21 TOPS. The system includes 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 16GB eMMC flash.

Characteristics:

NVIDIA® Jetson Xavier™ NX, 384-core NVIDIA Volta™ GPU

1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.2 Gen2, 1 GbE

Supports 15W GbE PoE for camera

1 M.2 M-Key NVMe SSD slot and Micro SD slot

1 PCI Express Mini Card for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/LTE/GPS

JetPack Support

You can connect an M.2 2280 SSD with a PCIe x4 (NVMe) interface and a microSD card to the system. There is also an mPCIe connector and a SIM card slot, so you can install wireless communication modules. There are also two 1GbE network ports, one of which supports PoE (Intel i210-IT; up to 15 W).

The list of ports and connectors includes two RJ-45 USB 3.2 Gen2, USB 2.0 and Micro-USB ports, an HDMI 2.0 interface with 4Kp60 video support, and a power port. Board dimensions – 165 × 117 × 37.7 mm, weight – 300 g. There is a heatsink and an active cooling system. The cost has not yet been announced, but it is unlikely to be low.

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